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NARROW GAUGE NEWS

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PUBLISHED BY

The Narrow Gauge Railway Society EDITOR: M. MALLETT, 21 HEATH MOUNT, LEEDS, 11.

. • dumber Jl. December, -j-964 .

• North Jest lirea. ~~:s:,w;,

APea Secretary: P .J .Burkill, 1, Stroud Close, i1.lkrington, Hiddloton, Manchester. The following meetings have ueen arranged for the 1964/65 winter season

• 1) 2'.3rd January at hr.F.J.Burkill's house, address above.

The Isle of Han Ra.l Lray by Jum Lawton. 2.) 27th February at l'lr.R.Bridge Is house, 49 Chapel Street, Hyde, Cheshire.

lv.ir. H. Swift on Spanish Narrow Gauge and General Film Show. 1 This meeting will be joint with Leeds if possible. 1

3) 2.7th March at the house of jv1r.J .No rbury, 39 Chelford Grove, Bridge Hall Es t.at,e , Stockport, Sheshire

A general N.G: slide show and film show.

1:Je might, at short notice have to change the subject for meeting No z L, but a full progra rnme will be put on if this occurs.

! Members are reminded that the 1964 Hanche at.e r Model R3.ilway Society 1''.YJ1ibition will be, held a t the Corn Exchange, Hanging Ditch, Jvianchester - on Friday December: 18th from

~ 12 noon - 9.0 p.m., Sat.urduy December l';)th 10.0 avm , - ').O. p.m, .ind Sunday Do cembe r 20th 10.0 c:1.m. - 7.0 p.rn, The centre piece of the show will be a comp.Ic te modal of the Isle of Man Railway built by Jim Lawton and other merabe r-s of the M.l'l.H.:3. The lay-out

- covcr s ove r 200 square feet and is the culmination of 10 y~:ars work. The N.G.R.S. will 'a s usual have J. st and f'ca tur-i.ng a small 11BggE1rbahn" quarry lay-out.

London & Southc::rn Areu. Ar0a S0cn~tary: S.T.B.ollida.y, 7, Wordsworth Pa.rado , Gruen Lano s , London. N.8.

It is with gr0a.t pl0usur0 that we; announce that Clifford John, who has boon the backbone of th0 c1rca for many years, has kindly ngrc;"'d to cont.icuc as Ar0a Chai.rman,

The following m00tings have! been urrangod: held at Caxton l-lc:J~ S. ,,: .1 at 7 .OC\cm for '7. JO start •

bfodnusdo.y 16th Duccrnbic:,r 1~ t.a.lk to Cl:ll:brutc:: t.hc Tenth hl1llivcrsary of t.he London & Sout.he rn Arca,

"Some as p. c t s of the Royal hrs0m.l Raihuy (1L,,.R.) by our Honary m0mbur Lo.jar r~.H. 'I'ay Lc r-son, h. I. ;,1cch . .r.;., N. I. Loco. E.

Th0 chc i.rm.in on this occas.i on will be Don.i.Ld Bo roham, orx. of t.h.. founders of this

Th0 W...:lshpool & LL.rnf0.ir Light R.J.ilw-J.y Pr-c sc rvat.Lon Co.Ltd., :1.r•.:c holding .1 m-.,uting ,., t Keen Housc , c._,lshot Str0vt, lJ.l. (n,.;c"lr Kings Cross st.rt.i.on ) on i-foc.h10sdny 20th J:munry at 7 .15 p.rn, ].l;r<Jlt B.wliss will bo showing sorn., nar rov g,,ug'-: poat.c.irds from his c o.l.Lc c td on . N.G.H.8. member's 'cl\..: wc l.comc to :1tt0nd •

• On S,1turd,1y July llth, ton ·xru·.l rn..;mlLrz; C\SSc.mbl,:cl. .t Dclv~durc st.'·.tion for -:J.

visit to i3ritish InsuL,tdl C.:illvnckrs C::blv's works. (This v .s in r,,spons,, to J. st.op prc s s note: put in t.h., "l'Lws" scrrt to '.'.1y;1 mombc r-s }, B.I.C.C. h.id ki nd.lv sV.:,mvd 1.JOTO . ~ for our bcnc f'i, t vh i L, SIR TOi.,I H:',S cl,.;- .d out s i dc tb; shed. C!Yl<J of' t.h; di\,scls 1;1.'.s t.ransport.i.ng l .. :1.d from the j,Jtty and its grindin;:~ progr\.:sf; rrJ.KL ·. shir-p cont.r..st to t.ho r,,lctiv,_.ly smooth running of iJOTu. Photogr.,phcrs 1.-l\.,r·_; .ibl,, to tiko some spLndid shots of bhe sc 31611 gJ.ug0 .Iocomo t ivc s , Our t.hnks to B.I.C.C. for such a pLi:-1 sent wlccomc.

L.:,_ t1.. r t.h., s::mv d ,y c. fvw momb., rs 1·r,lk- ... d on to I~ri th to 1:;x;-,minc t.ho rvnr,.ins of Pn r i sh r s l' 011 gtugo Li.no , Only th« jt.:d:,ty, road bridt:0 -.~nd Lor.di.ng g·mtry survi vo ~

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Th" :m . .,·; org::.nis..:,d ·1 SocL ty st.ind rt the J>Iodol R 1ihny Hobby Show :,t thv Ccnt rv.I H.,11 from 1rngust llth - l'.)th. ::3 tL"s of books and post.crrrds 1rcro good Lhmks to the efforts of our snc,lJ. b...;nd of St._;\,1.~rds.

On .Supt,,mbd' J,6th t.h.. first of our winkr rn.:0tings ,r:s held ::t Cnxt.on Hall. ltJo were f'or-tunat.c in h .. ving t.h.. it<..;V.1£.H.Boston to apoik on his C,·dcby Ligh Itlilwny (2tQtt). The 39 member's t,nd visitors pr..;sc.,nt w1:.,r,J gi v..n . , spld1did ic count of the building and op..r-atd on of this "b.ickyard'' ra i Iway, well illustra t.e d by photo[sr::i.phs and film. This was f'o.l Lowcd by a film of narrow-gauge in the 1'iidlands, and, to end the evening, we were trented to t.he classic film of the Sout.hwo Ld fo:J.ihI2.y.

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•• Our thanks to Revc,ra.nd Bos t on for a very enjoyable evoni.ng and ,3.lso to Don Bo reham

for providing a first class; rnectinr, room.

• Yorkshire "~rec1 .•

Area Secretary: H.N.Hodrnun, 11, Oliver Hill, Horsforth, Nr.Lo0ds.

Fubu rc meetings, Friday Gth January - Area Annual General r·iecting. To be followed by a nc:.rrow gaugo film show by R.Bridge. ThG show will include film of the 18" gauge I.licton \food.lands Ru.iliw.y.

Friday February '.5th - The 'I'ramways of Bowlin;; Ironworks, by C.£. Scholey. To be followed by a short slide sho: .. 1 on t.he "Pr i.vat.e Railways of Qucenslm:id", by R.IJ.Redrnan.

Both mo-rt i.ngs w ill bo he Ld at Hoo.dingly Hill Church Rooms, Hcadingly Lane, Leeds. 6. at 7.45 p~m. for 8.00 p.m. start.

The 1811 gauge Hunslet Loco JACK ut pres~nt in being renovated at Copley Hill, will be rcqui red to be ready to be put on show outside the Leeds City Mus0um in February for the Talyllyn Ra.i Iway Cent.cna ry Exh ib]. tion. vJi th t.he pre sent. numbe r of members attending, working parties on Fr-i day everri ngs , this will of course bo Impos s i b.Lc . \Ie therefore hope to see a big Improvement, in th10 near f'ut.ure , and p.l.cn se bear in mind that if you are not mochani.c.i.l ly nri.ndc.d you can alwo.ys do some painting, cloaning etc.

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Thu Society had a s t and .rt t.hc L0Gds M. R • .S. ~chi bi tion in October and ,1.l t.hougs we -. had no opcr~,ting lay-out d. fine dispL .. y of static mcdo.Ls wo r-o on v i cw, Tvrry St:mhopc had built a new stand bJ.sed on a typical signal box and this attracted favourable comment and several offers f'or- its purchase! :]ales of books amount.ed to over £26, most of this be i ng accounted for by sa.Le s of the "Sand Hutton Light Ra i Iway'", by K.l~.Hartley.

Brockham Annua L Dinner.

This outstanding social e.vcrrt of the ye.1r in the ca.Iende r of the London and Sout.he rn ii:.rea will be held on Sunday January Jrd, 1965 and will take place at the usual venue 21, Bl.ackhor-ee Lane, ,l.ddiscornbe, Croydon, Surrey at 2.JO pvm, for a J.00 p.m. start.

The usua.l activities of eat.i ng (and drinking! ) a fantastic mea.L followed by a film and slide show will be indulged in and is bound to be the usual success. Members from all areas are most welcome and ac comodut.Lon can pr'obab.Iy be arranged over Saturday night if necessary,

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The cost wil1 be: 10/- und should be sent by .Jeccmber 25th to J. L. 'I'ovnsond 21, B'Lackhor'se Lune, ,;::,.JC.iscomb~,, Croydon, Surrey.

All P.O. and cheque s should be made payab Lc to the II Br-ockham-Nuseurn Fund'", ••t••········-~··¥•••••*~**•*

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Book Review.

Ly.nton and Barnsta_p;hi 113.ili.-,ay by G.L ..• Brown, J .Pr-Ideaux and H. Radcliffe (. Published ""'• by David and CharLes j price JC/- post free.

The Lynton and Barrrst.ap.Le Ra i Lvay was perhaps the most loved of all the minor lines of S.;).England. The nar row !Iaugu lines and trains and the neatly kept intermediate stations on nxmoor-s I foothills not only harmon.i sed with nat.urc but seemed to give her a

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new dimension.

Opened in 1898 t.he Li no had a short and troubled life. By t.ho late 19201 s competing buses were carrying most of t.h« traffic, and in 1935 the sys tcm was closed.

• Today t.hure an; not only countless ra l Ivay Lov.ir-s who ro t.ai.n at'f'cct.Lonate memories of t.ho line but an ont.Lrc.Iy new gene rat.Lon of 1 . .mthusiasts evoke its spirit in mo,fol­ making, rcadi.ng or walking t.he de:scrtud t.rack, Thus it is that t.he publication of this full history bc.come s possible 30 year's a fkr c.Lo surc . l;.lthough Lnt.ondcd primarily for railway enthusiasts this vivid account of how local cnt'-'rprisc brought the st.oam ago to 0110 of Bri tains romot.ur co rnc rs will a.l so b, W'C::lcomud by those mor.. g'-;nc..rc1lly int'-ff"st0d

• in Loca.l and social history. The book is lavish1y ilJ_ustrakd with a coLour' f'r-ont.Lspi ecc, 24 pages of he.If'-t.ones and numo rous drawings of Locomot.Lv-. s , r o.l.Li.ng stock and station lay-outs - 80 illustrc.tions inall.

Stcum on t.ho Sierra by P. All,m and H. Whu"l"r ( Pub.l i.sh. . .d by Cl,;c1v1..,r Hurne Pre as .~ pr-l ce 35/- post f'roc ,

All corri.c s scur-s of antique nar-rosr-gaugc ra.i Iways know t.ha t Tbo r-i 1 is th~;ir lcist stronghold - a v0ri tnbl.e museum of ,;ngim,s bought from ;111 countr-i.cs of lturop<:1 over nv.::..rly ,J. century, and often lovingly kcpt., But Hr.Allun :::.nd Ivir.Hh<:1L10r bring us, too, t.h.. atrnoephe ro of t.ravo I from bus t Li.ng Cat.a.Ioni.a to tl-1'- rolling pla.t":~u of Cas t i I« .md lush v.u.Icys of Por-tugul , The .rut.ho ra visi t.od about 40 d i f'f'c rent. r:'-ilw.,.ys ~:.nd luvv t ikon or co Ll.ec tcd over 100 f'Lno vh.:ws of t.hcm - with c Lc .rr maps and dilig,;ntly comp.i Lcd locomotive lists. This lovely book plc'.llfo;d on ,\ g·~nvrous sc .Lo but in n nc cc sanr-i.Ly small cd.i t.i.on is ,.1 co Lloc t.or-s piccc., 1. r,;cord for history from t.ho Las t ph ru so of t.h: . .J .Li;uropcan r:~ilw:w ag0. It mcnsur..s 7-}11 x 10" with 202 png,.,s, -.t co.Iou rvd frontispiece, 103 phot ogrnphs and 6 nrips , This is rcn.l Iy : sup, ... rb book ::nd wil.l appco.l to o.11 mcmb. r s o spo c.i.u.l Iy thosu .irrt..r« ... st.od in Sp.irri sh r,.il,!::ys, (:nd for thos0 int'--nding to visit Spa.i.n in t.ho f'uturc, this book is :1 v,n:y good guid0.

' Ii.ustntlii.m Locomotiv·~- film strips. (15/- post f'roc )

Thu i:rnstr,:lli:m R,ilwe..y Hi st.or'Lco.L Soc i oty h-ivc producvd ,, most int,.n·csting b Lick _. ?.nd wn i t., f'I Im strip cnti t Ic.d "Selected views of locomoti v-: s on Que::onsl .nd pri Ttt0 r.~tilw::ys". l:i:i.ny of the, nar-r-ov gauge lines in ·2uc0nsl:1nd .::re Lnc Iudcd :'.nd thv 36 photogr:,phs c!.rc of both wid,:, v. . .:.ricty und grc.rt Lnt.c ro sb , Of par-t.LcuLar rn..nt i.on :ire:: thc:. pho t.ogr-aphs of such unusuo.I Locomot iv..s as t.h., C'l irnux, a Fo rdon compound -..Ji th cha.i.n drive, Shuys .ind t.ho Ba.Ldw.i n Lo comot.Lvo "Fc.Li rr-Hcn", r;t one t imo ovncd by Ponryhn Quc,rTh.,s. I'h.. price including a map und comnx.nt.nry to bo rx.ad in conjunction d th t.he sc rx.c.ni.ng, is only 15/- post fn..:v. Thu f'Llm strip can c:.ts:Lly b.. cut into incli v i.dua.l f'ramo s und mounted in 35 mm mounts for pr oj. .. c t i on, ,,. v..,ry good buy. ( Plv:.s"' note thl:rt1 m.iy be ,1 do Lay of scve,,r:11 w,:cks b,_,L,,1u1m ordc r.ing ,'.nd rucLiving this ikrn s i ncc they havo to be s011t from i1.ustr,,lia).

Contrr::ctors Locomotivu Album by Oakwood Pr'c ss (5/4 post f'r-oo },

A co l L .. .ct i on of mostly unpub Li shcd phot.ogruphs of cont.rect.or-s ong i ncs built by var-i.ous mcnuf'ec turc.r-s from t.hc J.8601s to the 1930's oot.h s ttndnr-d r.nd n,.,1°row gcmgu.

• The Schull rrnd Skibb,;r,:un TF'Jl11-rw by A.T.11<:;wh-i.m, Or.kwood Prc ss (9/- post fruu) •

An unusu.i.l story of . L n .r-rcv 1::;cmgu line which b..c '.tmu , rur-t.l tr :1mny ,,cquir0d Li hcr-bour br .mch, nc.u-Iy occamo p.u-L of a co.is t.i l rrri Iu.iy fa; ti-:ork und come to .in ignominious ..nd ', :fte,,1· 60 y,;,~rs of t.r-oub.lx.d Li I'c , With finu phot.ogr-aphs by H. Y~wL, ano o thcr s , m.rps .ind t rt.ck p Lris ,

~ ~ N·0.rrow g:··.ugG on th~ Cost 1 dravd. .ri.rgo 'I'rnns.ico.rd Hc:cordinr-;s. ( 12/- post frvu ),

Li nc s i.dc .ind f'oct.pl nt.c recordings m '.,h.., on t.he T5 cm g..l.ug;.., Sm Fc l i u-Go rona Li no in Nor-t.hc rn S-o:1in. The two Locomot.Lvcs f<:1,turvd :1ru C-6-2Tts built bv Kr.iuss & Co •• of

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Munich .md Linz in 1890 cmd 1905. This is .i T oxt.cnd.id p.lr.y r~cord. '"' t

Don't f'o rgo t - for t.ho so of you int'-'rcst0d in modol ru.i Iw .. iys, t.hc rc ,:tru m.iny i-cums v;tiL'.bJ.0. Plv:'ls,; send :--:11 your ordd'S to t.ho Hon.Public·:tions (S,1lc;s) Officor;-

D. Cox, 215, l''11lvurn Roid, iforcustcr. *****~************

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Notes and News.

1~. K. Stretch

On 26th September anot.he r- Yi8W locomoti Vi; Wd.S deliver ,·d to Fe.i rbourne from. Gues t f C'-1- > ' 1· r• ~<-- ·, :J 'l'L>,· C'V...J(J, ' s: .; -r r .. : •oh• , "l -! ,._. r .,,, ,.j 1 '·' ~ T); , .. • r1 1 '') / •)rp r ' ' ,• 0. ,JvOUrorJ.Cc\8• 0·1JJ.1leu. ,u:>-•.I. lt., .. cS v.r.lwc:c,~.~.v U L.:cLt<:l.:. 01 cJ. luo,:!J .. -.!O c..-0-c...c, UDO t.s

pa.i nt.ed b Iue , Unf'or-t.unat.e ly, Gi.1cru.G~l of' st.ean, out.Li ne , it is pove re d by~ 8. pst.ro.l engi ne • .r.:;HJ~.i~..ST 11.J. T:JILliJG t'JdS t1:;.kE=.:r1 8."vJd~'l for :C'8b1.1.i10.i1;c~ OYJ. tb}J f'olJ..o\.}iD(S day,

Croesor 'I'r-arnwav , h. iJe(.tle

The s i t.uat.i on here has changed very little since .S.i •• Le Leuxs notes on the trar,iway in News No. 7, except t.hat the re are 110w ·,1ery few w1:1gons left since the Fe s t i.rri og obtained some in · .. aster 1<;62. At Creosor quarry itself most of the 210" .sauee truck was still in situ, and the RH 41r:D is prcoab.lv still locked away in the mine ad.i t, al though it ,ms impossible to tell for ce r-t.a.i.n,

£lo Heu.Le

The derelicts have now been reduced to five S1'1.i'Jlil..lP0, the f'rame of BRWLWYJD, K.tl.TliLJ.J.~;~H, t.he r-ema.i.ne of' sJ:~~ ~10n.J) conve rt.ed to et bra.ke van, and J..1ILLI1J\1, us i~IGI1'"l.U, SGT. nUl-i.PHY, JU0IL,~.s 1897 and LILL:. have all been j.re sc rved within tlrn Lre t two years. In the shops Here r::;sr.-. and G.,,)JL·J, looking very ernar-t as th,::;:,· had jus t been riven a 1;en,, ra l ove rhau.l and re paint,

In t.he quarries 1JL.JilPJ-.:;J was ,wrldng on the top Levo.l and was in exce Ll.errt condition externally, due to d. recent ove rnau.l , On t.ho level below ( li':cidd) ULYD,..,.:~ and i1..:.~iC1~LYN \!Ore at work, .ind on the Leve I beJ..01.: this ( I'w.l.Ldwndur ] O;J,J..CIJ wuB hard a t 1110rk running wagons of waste to the tips.

Both the ma i n line and the nu r rov and et.anda rd gaugu t.rack ,J.t Port Penryhn ure still intact, t;iOugl:r very ovcr grov n , Unf'ortuna toIy, u0 ve re told t.h.rt j_ t has be.sn decided to build c1 r oud up to t.ho quar ry , ar::d. Jo c::twc:c;y with t.he r.liJv,y system, a t Iuas t on the 1,raste tips and r::.lready some f'I'epc:Tc1tioi1::, i111·1e 1:x:.gun. 'l'h« .left hand pJ.rt of the r:12.1·.::;b.J.lling y0rd .; t the ,.md. of t.ho m.ri.n lime, ..nd Ll1·,: loft hand of the two Lnc l i nc s ho re had been lif't,Jd arid levelled for lorries tc use, .ind in th,J c;u.:ll'ry .i bulldozer w::cs clearing on.. of UJ.., Wctst"' tips, pr·-:;Stur1."Jb1y :i.n IT...;J)'l:c~tcio::i for the c.nr rcud. (Se8 ,,-; - r··, 301 I l'H::;\~JS .:.10. • I

Two of ti:tl; , .; bov., locos h-<Vc, rcccnt.Iy ·oc_,11 c::oJ.cl for prcs0rvc..1tion. Ri chard iforris has purchased the D0 ·,Hnton ILTHL.s.",N and n.. is :.,opir:.c to tr:1..:;.syort it to his home in Kent this month. 1;.s cert,:;.in sp.1:~0s :ir~ •. :: .. 11..:.,il,..10L., ho :-,_21ticiF,t-.,s h:0,v.ing it rcstorcd in t imc to cdebr-::t0 its ccnt.cnary in 1977. S1_~T. LlJRPi-iY has tk.un pur-ch-iscd jointly by Colin A:..c..lling .ind C. H. ·-Lavur. a nd now r-e s.l de s in his 6urden.

Le vas t.r-anapor-t.e d to Colin 1 e hone .i i: Ki ngswi.nf'crd,

The s i. t.uat i on here has not changed since the notes in HG\·Is No. 23. Hoveve r , we were told thc1.t. the Company has another two Lister 4wP' s s t.ored besides llo , 3916.

Penyrors·-:!dd 818.te 1gouc1rry Co. L tc:. , A. Neale

The two rema i ni.ng HE 0-4-0ST ;::frU'I'OhLRT and U~-l11. a ro still st.o.rcd in t.he i r shed on t.he upper level. The Company are not very friencily tm-n.rds railva;; G~ithusifrnts, particularly as only the previous week t.r,e lock of the Huna Io t Is she d had been snnsLed by someone trying to break in. 'I'he remainir116 J)e l,Jinton, P.!:l;JYF~"ri.fo is stil:L lyinc in a very de rc.l i ct. condition in a shed near the wc rk shope , i\.pu.rer;tly the Peur-yhn Castle Huscum a re interested in rr·aserv:Ln[; he r , <.:Llthougi1 n.1:3torc1tion would be a major under-t.aki.ng , DLul.i-~, the KS C-4-0T, 1·:as st.c red in tl;;., workshops, but h.is been bought; for preservation • by Hr. Hullis of Dro.ltv.i ch and was moved by road to his home in august., to join i::IGL-:..U from Perirhyn, which he has a Lre ,Jy restored to work.mg order.

Nantlle Tra.ruos.d. ls ; Neale.

rJoth the Nant.Ll.e I'r-amr-oad ,~n>l the B.?... Peny-Groe s - Narrt ll e branch are still intact, Lnc Iudd nr; the f'a.i r'Ly extensive mixed [flUfE:: la.;yout (3 16tt and 2\ O"} at Penyrorsedd quarry.

O:drnley Slate '.~u~rri~s Co. Ltd. A. Neale

On 31/7/64 one of' the Oake l.ey EH 4wD's was shunting in the L.N.J.R. yard.Jli.ring the a fternoon it vorked up light to the shed at the foot of the incline near the former

• .- F. R. Di nas station, J3esides this loco OakelGy have another seven RH 4wD' s of which 432652/59 was shunting the ma.in level, 264252/51 (the only cabless one} was shunting in

@!the quarry, one wds at work on the waste tips and two (177598 and.175986 which has lost • its builders plate) were out of use in the loco she d on t.he main level. The other two locos are usually kept in the shed adja. cent to the viaduct carrying the quarry line

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Votty & Bowydd Slate qu<lrries Go. Ltd. A. Neale.

A short visit on 31/7/64 revealed that almost all the track in the works, and the • incline from Duf'f'ws , had been lifted. The Deutz 4wD had disappeared and pre sumab Ly had be8n scro.pped, and the ancient 10 h.p. RH 4wD (171902/34} was lying in the yard. This was scrapped sometime dur-i.ng t.he following week.

Maenofforen Slate 1)uarrv Co.Ltd. A. Neale.

The nar row-gauge track from the L.N.d.R. ye rd is still in position as far as the yard at Duf'fws , but the track on the Naenof'f'e ren incline and for about half-way along to the transhipmcrnt point at the foot of the second had ull boon lifted. The Maenoff,~ren chain drive Fordson 4wP, which was formerly used to shunt t.he G,\l.R. yard is still in its shed under- the road at Duffws, but has been sold for scrap and is likely to be cut up shortly

J. W. Gr<.;av0s & Son Ltd. Llechwedd wuarry. u, Neale.

'I'ho rc are 4 British .i!:lectric Vchicl0s he re not one as st.at.cd in Nevs No.23. Two ~aru used for shunting the main Leve L, ano thc r works into the mine whilv t.ho fourth works a small minv and cutting sh0d on thl;j wastetip level along with ECLIPSi:i; No.4, one of the 0-4-0 o Lec t rf,c locos. Thr'eo of t.he locos are of the ai.ng Le battery t.ypo , and one is a double battery loco, obtained socond hand from Macnoffcren. The company havo decided to tpuild a new road into th0 quarry, and so do away with their main Lnc Li.ne and B .R. «xchange siding. This will probably mean that the 0-4-0 electric loco THE CO;iLITION and one of

• t.ho bat t.e ry locos will no longer be needed,

Dinorwic Qu~rries Ltd. , i , Nea.lo

In th0 shops on 28/7/64 were VtLINHl!;LI and No .1 (with its cab removed) which arc still in use, and COVltRT CO.,T, G,',CKL.ii:R, JERRY M, and ELIDIR in store. All w0ro in exce.l.Lorrt condition except JLRHY M, whoso boiler was almost worn out. a Lso in the shops W1.;rs the f'ramcs of RE;D DadSiL und a st.atd onary boiler, consisting of <.1 sparo Hunslot bo.i Lo r , the sadd Lo tunk of Li.DY Mi-,DC1.P and vur-i ous ot.hc r aparo pnr-t,s ,

Th\3 works yard was lit t.o rud with parts of Huns.Lo t locos which vc rc all o.wci ting ropa'i r - so we wo re told - although whether this will be; ,~~ctu,:..lly dono is ano'tho r matter. In all we found two Hunslot f'r.imc s, fi vo saddle t~Ln..ks { on.. of which - WILD .i...STl!:R - still car r-i od namop.lnt.cs}, two boilors, two cabs { one of which came from No .1), seven chimneys

• n.l.so one Lur'ge r , ono which probub Iy came from et 4' O" gnugo loco, thrc0 smoke box dorrs and the cab sides from ~HLD ,.3Tli:R which still had works p.Lat.e s on.

In th0 qua rry, Gi~ORGJ.:: B, OOLB1.D,.HN, HOLY W11.R, and BtRIJSTJl:IN wc.:re rupor-ted to be still J. t work, and HICHi,LL and SYBIL stored.

• ~1t Port Di.norwl c a.Imos t ,,11 the track work including the B.R. brcnch had been lifted , )but t.hc ro WbrG still ;J. numbc r of wagons lying .ibout..

Birmingham City \:h.:.kr ~Jorks. J. E. Tennent,

S0v0r<1l dovo.l.ojmcnt.s lnv<-.: t.akcn p.l.rcc since t.ho July News , Firstly, one of the ..;-Birminghrun Co rpor.rt.i on Simpl0x locos No. 20084 w~1.s sent. to the si tG of the rescrvoa r in

the 0cv0rn V:1lley .rt, Eymorc Rnm pr'obab Iy in L,t;; Juno - c0rtd.inly bo f'o ro July 16th. Ho re it vo rked .1 short Li no - 100 y.u-ds or so long p:i.mlfol to t.ho B. R. Severn Valley Li.ne and on t.hc river side of t.ho l::1.tt0r. Rolling stock consisted of two t i.ppar

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vagons '";.nd one pipo bogio t i. o , t,.;o 4w bogi.cs joinud by a bar-},

Th0 line, vis used in actu.i.l rc scrvcd r itsulf. had been taken away but

conncct.i on with lr::.ying ,.t shor-t Lc.ngt.h of pipe and not with the The vo rk vrts compl.ct.cd by .rugust, 30th when most of t.he t rack

the loco and rolling stock ,,,rere still there on that date. •

The line at Hag.Ley was being worked by two Simplex locos 200E32/3 in the meantime. 20084 will probably be returned to the B .C .'i-J. vJ. plant depot near Cleo bury Mortimer as two locos are sufficient for the Hagley line.

There have been considerable locomotive chunges on the A.t.Farr line since Hr. Johnson's visit. By July 30th the Ruston loco 32794'.5 had been joined by two more Ruston locomotives No s , 398103 and 327943; the latter has "Lot No. 72''1 painted on the side. Only one loco was in use at the tirne however and i,m,::;ons wo re propelled inside t.ho tunnel by hand. Bc s i.de s the Hudson wagons mont i oned by Mr.Johnson th1::rc we re some t.ro.Ll i e s probably ex=t.Lp wagon undarf'ramo s and a small hopper wagon of steel construction.

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During oar Iy August a sma.lI 0-4-0 B.l!.:. V. battory loco arrived to work in the tunnel. I have unfortunately been unable to find a vo rks number on it, it is not v0ry powerful and a lurg0r battery loco is expect.ed to replace it shor t.Ly,

At about t.he se..r,1etim0 as the i3 .E .• iJ. arri vod RH No. 3s·s103 { which has a lower bonnet than the, ot.hcr- two) lL,ft to st.ar-t work on ano tho r lino in connection with a t.unne I for the pipe .ne.ar Frankly Reservoir. B.. man at Farr' s quot.ed that t.h.. contract would be completed in two yoars not seven as roportGd.

J~arls Barton .Sand Co, Ltd. ;\., Bowler

RH 260724/ 48 appcar s to be t.he regular cngin" at. the moment, with RH JJ126Ll/'.52 as , spa rc , According to my not.os RH 242887 is dc rx . .;lict although l'fr. E. Tonks staks that this loco is working. _.

~nrls Bnrton SjJica Co.Ltd.

Only two locos now Y\;main - MR 8731 and OK 8650. The other locos have boc.n sold for • scrup, the.: only t.r aco of t.hom is a Ruston cab outsidu tho shed vho ro t.he locos arc kcpt , , Francu.

Tro.mwav do Pithi vi13rs a. Tour.y. P. J. Bur kill

lrid-Oco tber bc i ng t.ho height of the sugar b0ut harvc s t it is obviously the bo st time to visit this Fr ench 60cm roads.i de t rumvay which is worlcd in two soc t i.ons based on th1_; eugar mills at Pithiviclr and Toury. At work in t.h.. fioldr3 in the Pi.t.hd v.i c.r-s area wur0 Franco-Be.Ige 0-8-0T No.4-11 and OK 0-10-0T Ifo.'.5-3, handling 20 bogie wagons loaded high with sugar beet with complete ease over the tight curves, grass cove red t.rack and in places very doubtfu1 rail joints~ l1hen trains arrive at Pithiviers they are split and the load worked forward in sections from road Leve I under the S.N.C.F. bridge, round a tight bend and up a stiff climb to the front of the works , where they ar-e reassembled for the short section acr-os s the S.N.C.F. e trrt.Lon forecourt to the sugar- mill. Here the T .P. T. locomotive uncouples and the sugar mill's own 0-6-0D to.kes the beet on its f'i na'l journey into the mill. •

The T.P.T. works as mentioned o.bove a.re situated n.t Pithiviers and adjoins the locomotive depot. In for rep.u.rs were Fr.mco-Be Ige 0-8-0T No.4-10, Alco 2-6-2T No.3-22 a nd the T.P.T's only "Lccot.r-act.cur" No. LTl, c. 2-6-0-. In the de po were the two Frunco-Be Lge 0-8-0T "s Nos , 21 and 23, acquired from Le, Suc re r.i.e de 'I'c rnynck, Cuocy sometime ago and not yet in service. Thcst: locomotives were still in their green livery and cont.ras t g.reut.Iy with the T .P. T. "s un.l l ncd black. Other locos on shed were the sole J remai ni.gn l•nllet on the system - OK 0-4-4-0- No. 22-5; and one of the Alco 2-6-2T' s No. 3-23 of typicc1 .. l Ame r-i can design. To add to the Lnt.e rnat.Lonc.L fl':vour, outside t.ho shed with­ drnvn Hunslet 4-6-0T No. J-11, ,1 former uD loco ( ,s ere t.ho Alcos} the 1921 Crochet. a utoro.il No , Atl was also on view.

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It was apparent t.hat, evury servicable open bog.i o w,:1.gon 1F'.s being pro ascd into service (o.lthough t.hc ro ar'o ci grout many others der-o li o't ot. TJury while o. number of vans Li e disused .it, thE; Lnt.o rmcdi.rrtc st rt.Lons}. I'he amount of sugur beet on offer is still cons.Ldcr-ab.Lc though Lor.r-i.o s rnd tr:.,ctor drown trailers have caused the abnndonmcrrt of some

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of th1..: branch Li.ne s , At othcr times of t.h.. yc.rr t.ruf'f'i c must b., v.:;ry srY.rs~ .indecd,

Locomo t.Lv.;s worldng f'r-on Toury w"ru Fr.mco-Bc Ige 0-8-0T Is Nos , L!.--12 ..nd 4-13 and Bl',.nc Nissuron 0-~)-0T :Jo.3-;, whiL .. 1 on s2-wd wur,, P.lco 2-6-21' Ho.3-20 and OK 0-6-0T No •

• , 3 (. j t t.l b l rv • t . 1 rv 1 . d ' • ] , . , • • • • . -o. .\. · 11t., ""'C,<: 01 -~_,11., srx.o v,s .; r or __ o rn ·ccn 0r, 14n1c 1 ,·,ccorc.nne co som« vi s.i t.a ng ~ rnb re· of Fr·11 s' .. a·, .. ,,~l,1'o·r·, .J •. ". ·r«1·,, d s f'h ··n1'11s Q1\' f'o r c. c ond-vi r ,, b .Lcnncd to•., f'o.rme r .Jr).\..., ,1 '-' 0 v I,.., .l0 v L ._ .:. Uv .... ""> .t.'i.:.11 ;:, 1:.... \.Jl!V.1,.1 J l, <)\..; .I.. ~ V,.), t"_ • ..l •i::.1....., ·-~ l. _\,,.,

Horrocc,: n DL:c .uv i.Ll.e 0-6-6-0T k,llG 1:, sc r.ippcd some. two yG , rs :tgo. The French #. cnt.hus ias t s 'w\.:r0 thc r., in conncct i on with thG filming of ··. progr'.'.lill'.1c on the T .P. T. und ot.ho r Frv.nch light r~ili-r~ys for French t"Lvision .

•• ThJ Toury suc,r mill h-vs dght sm·111 Dc.cnuv'i L'le 0-8-0T' s, only on., (Hurks No. \8J4) w,'.S in st.c an, on Oco t.bc r l 7th. otn.. r D...,c~mvilL s in t.h.. shed Wi..,rc :,forks Nos , l'.587/9 ,nd 16'.52, l'.587 is n-uned SIMhON,.,. Outside t ho sh..d in various st:\g1.,s of' di.Jroliction W8rG No.s 1619, 1632, 1705 .md 1707. The; L~st n-:,.mticnud in t.h.. rd1 Li.ve ry Li.ne s

• yc.l.l.ow, of its fonme r owner's - the C.F.Sccond,'.irvs du lforo.-gst, Rhe ims ,

It is hoped th.it dc spi.t.c Lnc rc asc.d compct.it.Lon tlns i1;i~,;r,,sting sys t.em will corrt i nue to survi V1., for many mo r« ys.; ar-s ,

N8W Ze2Lmd IL'.i11,;o.y Loc9s.(cont,d .• ) Cb.ss F 0-6-0ST wciuht 20.2 tons Cy l:Lnd1.,'.I'S loi-11 x 1811

Bcil,:,r pro s sur'c 160 lbs. Dr i vi. Dr, . f11 . '1 ~ "< I Mll ~ 5 VlU'- 0 ~ V~

No Lwi;_,r t.han GB of t.hcsc cng ine s wc,n., supplied by seven British bu i.Lde r-s bo tweon 1872-88 (Ni,~lson, St0phunsbn, Vu.Lenn Foundry, Avons i d.: , Yo rk sh i rc :Cne:inv, Dubs and

J Bl.ack Hawthorn}, 1\:t.Jnty-fiv,:: w, .. .rc named b0twvcn 1874-80 .if't.e r Sir 1.J._,lt,.Jr Scott's c.Lass i.c s ( IV,..,1·iHOt;, RHODi:1UCK DHU otc., ) wh i L,. one oth,;r ,r,f; rrune d 1-tDA ,_._fl:,ur th0 dn.ught"'r

I of :, raiLr:·.:,r contr .ct..r-. , No t .-~ll ?1 s u-: r.. de Li v-: red to t.h.. lJ. Z. h. For cxrunp lc , four w" r'-' t:C:k .in OVt! r from the, Thames V:1llvy r.nd Ro to ru.i Rly. in 1886, one w.is ii.cquir,.,d from t.ho ILtiku VJ.11,,y fily. in .is93, f'Lv.. w..r.. or~gi1ully us~d by th~ :10~tp0rt H-"'.rbour Bo,:rd cm th::_ C __ pc Fo~lwin~ AllUy. .md t.vo wvru in use on t.h., B.ty or I S..L ind s Co.i.l Co . , .li.nc f'r-om t.1:1'-ir ar-ri vr.L in

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• 1875-o to 1884. During th__,ir long cnr'ee r t.hcy 1;,-;r0 st .t i oncd a Imos t

The two surviving merabcr s of this c l.is s, FlJ P~v_.;_;HIL ..•. nd t.r.ri,n fc,r t.ho convet.i on ,.LS rx.po r t c.d in the iv.,rch Ncvs ,

on HVc::ry section of t.ho N.z.rr. Fl6J IVAIJHO.C hcu.Lcd . ; s po c i. :l

C'Iuss 1·fa 2-6-2T. W8ight 3G.7 tans. Cylind(.,rs 1411 x 20"

Boiler prcessur0 170 lbs. 1)r1' Vl na ',fli,., -Ls 3 I "-"<~1.11 - - ~ .·, .. ~~- ~~

El.oven of thes<J Lo cos wort; built, five at fl.ddingtc-n workshops b8h1,:;;;:,n 1892-6, six at Hi.Ll s i.d., workshops b6hw"n 1897-190'3~ The first <Jight h.id s Li.do vn Ivcs .md single slide br.r-s , and t.ho Lis t thrvc; Hvr(:; fitti...d with pi.s t.cn v.i Lvo s ind drub Lc s l l dc b.ir s ,

The cngi.ncs wcru dcs i gncd .rs gr,uds t mk 0ngirn..:s fr,r t.h.. st0"'p grndivnts ind W<';re 'i.lloc.J.t'-'d (,riginctlly tr, t.h., lf'--'llir;gtc,n s.sct.Lcn fer scrv i o; on the: 1 in 35 in the vicinity of urmganui., In 1893 the Loco Super i.nt.cndarrt T .F.Rctl1'°rlr:m r0p,,rtcd thc,t t.hey had .

• rcp'Laccd t.ho "E" class doub.l.. Fn i r-Li.us .rnd W>cI'v hau.l.i.ng 120 t.cns c,.,mp.:.i.n,d -with t.ho Fru.r-Li.cs 80 t.ons , They wuru ovcnt.u.i.l.Ly rcpl~teud cf tl-w ;:,,ng.mui scc t i.c n by the "Wg" 4-6-4T1s, ind s i.x wer8 t.rnns f'or r'ed to Gisbor:i:1c. The do e Li.no pf t.ho 1t\lJ'",'s11 buc'n in 192 9 when the first was withdrawn from service. Two members e>f the class survived to serve on privc.1.to lines. ifo.67 was sold to the Castlecliff Railway at \Janganui and 220 ,vc::ts s o.Ld to the Napier Harbour Boa rd , In 1952 No.613 was specially painted, lined

•., and polished for the 7'.5th ,.rnnivcJrsury Ce Lebr-at.Lons , and fit too. with an o Ld kerosene 'llllump t.c haul a reprosernt:1tive old:! time t.ro.i.n into Pu lrno r-at.on Porth •

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Cl.J.GS .Ab 4-6-2 Wi...;1ght engi.no 53.4 kns.

tend.er JJ.4 tens • CyLi ndc rs 1 T' x 2611

BuilEJr pr(;ssuro 180 lbs. Dri v i n.; i·!hue].s 4' 611 . ,.

Lnt.roduccd in 191'.5 t.o r'c pl.ave t.ho Beat.t.ic 111\..11 c Las s compounds , they wore simple, eupc rhcat.ed L,cifics, t.h.ri r ma.i n f'o.rture bo i ng . .1 V':rndcrbilt t.endor , In their prime t.ho 11Ab Is" h ....•. nd Iud nll pr-i.nc i p.i.I oxprcs s scrv l ccs and until t.ho advcrrt og the 11K11 and 11JH o Iuas os w0re th~ s t.rnd.rrd mu n Li ne freight Locos ,

ill 31, !(!!J_ 8

Originally 141 locos w1:.H'<J built as follows not .i.nc.ludi ng the two lost in the wreck of t.he "Wiltshire" in 1922:-

N .'.6 .R. addi.ngt.on 1915-7 18, 1921-2 10, 1925-6 10, North British 1921-3 48, 1925-35, t:ight more wer,; conve r-t.od from 1Jab 4-6-4Ts at Hi.Ll.ai do in 1947-8.

Germany Loco list.

Brohltal ~isi.__;nbahn Gosollscnaft ( Bi.:; Gj

Brohl-Kempenich 23. 8km.1'fotn; B'aug,,. Pas scngc r trains rcpl accd by buses in Ocotber 1961 Tho r., was f'orrae r-Iy 4.37km of ;\bt rack lino be tv«cn Oborz i.c.scn and Englon.Loco shed at Brohl.

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l 2 3 4 '5 } 4 I II III "J.V llsm 12sm 51 52

0-6-2T Es s.Li.ngcn 3025/00 0-6-2T ~sslingon 3026/00 0-4-0~ SUI 1217/00 0-4-0T SLN 1217/00 0-6-2T Ese Li.ngcn 3682/1'.3 2-6-0 Krauss 6978/14 2-6-0- Krauss 6979/14 0-10-0WT Krauss 8480/30 0-6-6-0T Mallt:tt Hanomag 10570/28 0-10-0T Jung 11502/51 0-8-0T Krauss 8399/27 0-4-4-0T Hallett Hwr1bolt 348/06 0-4-4-0T Mallett Hurnbolt 1473/19 Bogie D Ra.ilcar Deutsche, ')u r'ko , Ki c I /27 Bogio D Ra:i.lcar r-, _._ ' - r 1 K. 1 /27 U0U~SCD~ 10rco, ,lG

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rack working ceased. Thu SLM 0-4-0T Is were: rack locos and ucro apparently rcpl.accd by t.h., Krauss 2--6-0' s. The. so w<Jr""' bu:i.l t for the Siam 3 ta.k Rdlimys but not de Li vc rod ; one possibly both, was t.ransf'cr-rcd to t.he Kcrko rbachbahn in 1937. Ho. III came from the ~ Hc s s i sch-Naasauo r KLc i.nbahn in March 1957. No. II was scr-app..d about 1962 but t.ho other J.. f'i v.: locos exist but diesel locos arc bo l i.vc.d to b., on or.Io r, •

Cor-r'cc t.i on, Mr. H. 1. Goldsmith has sent us t.h.. following cor-rc c t.i on on t.ho Ba.Ldwi.n notc s that

N.Z.G.R. No.J38-350 v.'t.ff(., Baldwin Nos.1'}202-7 and 19248-54 of 1901 not 19242-54 as st.atcd, also they wu1~ not th0 first Pacifies built by Baldwins.

T. Cott, "Carrick", Otranto Pl., Sandy covo , Co.Dublin.

ffinformation etc., want;.;d_.

Rare old Irish tirnutabl0s, wid,; and na r rou gauf;0s exchanged for similar that I do not already havc . Stat0 vhat, you have and what you want, also wanted back issuos of

"The Narrow Gauge" and "Nar row Gauge News :i.

\.Jc have, p.l.ua su ro in vlvlcoming the f'o.l.Iow i.ng new mcmb..r-s : - • A. J. Bar r. ... tt, 47 .Jrarnptcn Road , ,_<;ast Croydon, Sur-r, ... y. B. E. Crompton, 4, Bovc r Terrace, Dr-oy Lsdon, Hanchc at.o r , R. H. Clark, Diamond Cottagv, Shot.c sham Al1 Saints, Norwich. C. Pc.a.l Li ng , 100, Bromley Lanc , Kin~swinford, St.af'f'or-dsh.i rc ,

Chang,;s of o.ddr,.ss D • .c.,. Lloyd, 117 J3riscoo Lane, Nc.;.,Jtoi1 H, at.h , r;anch,.st::r.10. N. T. f'itts, 55 Manor Jay , Fvtts \food, Orpington, Kd1t. R. E. Hann, 54, Smyt.h.; Road, Ilcndcr-son, N,c:w Z,,8.land. Col. H. C. 1·,iorris c/o Hrs.D.H.Broadbunt, Saxl.oy Hill Barn, IvLath Gr.Jcn1and,

Hor Ley, Sur-roy ,

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